The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-08-11
FOREIGN.

F0RCl1Ns
While journeying from Dublin to Cork
Mr.. Patrick A. Collins met Archbishop Croke
at Thurles Mr.. Collins received the arch
bishops blessing.
Crown Prince Frederick William has under
gone another operation on his throat with
good results. He will sojourn in Scotland.
The French newspapers concur in the opin-
ion that it is advisable to submit the Ferry
| Boulanger matter to arbitration
Four thousand employees of the Midland
railway have threatened to strike against an
edict of the directors placing them on time
wages This action of the directors, the men
claim, will prevent them from securing a
full weeks work The drivers and firemen
on the Lancashire & Yorkshire, and other
| leading lines, support the Midland employees
in the stand they have taken.
Temple of Chicago beat the half-mie BIZ
| cycle record at Bridlington covering the
| distance in min. ID 1-2s Woodside of Phila-
delphia tried to ride 81 miles in an honr but
| failed, having 79yards to go at the expira-
| ion of the hour.
M Ferry has written to his seconds as fol-
| lows II remain ever ready to give Satisfac-
ton to Gen. Boulanger, or to accept arbitra-
| tion."
| A dispatch from st. Thomas says: "Let-
tiers received at Stanley Pool from Henry NJ
| Stanley announce that the expedition ar
rived at Aruwimi falls, June IS: that all the
members of the expedition were well, and
that preparations were being made for the
| overland march,"
Floods re doing great damage in the prov
ince of Orense, Spain. The crops have been
destroyed, and many head of cattle drowned
and hundreds of people have been made des-
titute.
| Violent shocks of earthquake have been
felt at Laghouat Algeria A number of
houses were destroyed.
Bernhard held royalty spell-bound in
Theodore in London
| In duel at Grenoble, France, between NJ.
| Naquet and M. Menvielle, the former grasped
| the sword of the latter, and holding it firmly,
| severely wounded his adversary in the thigh.
| Much Indignation was caused by this coward
| " act, and the law has interviewed. French
| law does not allow duelling, but tolerates it
when fought fairly In this case of outrage
the offender will be summarily dealt with.
The Liverpool Eng.) police force, number
! ing over 200 men, have signified their desire
to vote under the new English franchise law.
| Miss Cas-, the young woman who was ar
rested in London some time ago, and whose
case has attracted great attention, has de
| termined to prosecute the policeman who
arrested her for perjury. She claims that
| the perjury was committed during the police
inquiry into her arrest.
Stanley is all right and progressing.
| Drs Hammer and Larria of the Vienna
Alpine Club fell from precipice in attempt
ing an ascent of the Matterhorn. A party OF
| explorers from Zermott went to their rescue
and found them alive, though MORALLY in
jured. Z.
The Duke of Bedford, of Woburn, Eng,
has promised copy of the .Woburn Abbey
Catalogue of Pictures" which he is having
reprinted, to the libraries of Woburn and
Lexington, Mass. 1t is considered a valuable
work
! King Kalakaua signed the new constitution
draw his salary and grant pardons.
A branch of the bank of England is to be
established in Puebla, Mexico, on the 18th
! inst, and an American bank, with connec-
tions in England and France, is to be located
| in the city of Mexico,